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- [air-ee]
- /ˈɛər i/
- /ˈeə.ri/
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- [air-ee]
- /ˈɛər i/
Definitions of airy word
- adjective airy If a building or room is airy, it has a lot of fresh air inside, usually because it is large. 3
- adjective airy You can use airy to describe someone's behaviour when they are light-hearted and casual about things which some people take seriously. 3
- adjective airy abounding in fresh air 3
- adjective airy spacious or uncluttered 3
- adjective airy nonchalant; superficial 3
- adjective airy visionary; fanciful 3
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Origin of airy
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English ayery; see air1, -y1
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Parts of speech for Airy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
airy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
airy usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for airy
adj airy
- breezy — If you describe someone as breezy, you mean that they behave in a casual, cheerful, and confident manner.
- aerial — You talk about aerial attacks and aerial photographs to indicate that people or things on the ground are attacked or photographed by people in aeroplanes.
- atmospheric — Atmospheric is used to describe something which relates to the Earth's atmosphere.
- fresh — newly made or obtained: fresh footprints.
- gaseous — existing in the state of a gas; not solid or liquid.
adjective airy
- roomy — affording ample room; spacious; large.
- open — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
- spacious — containing much space, as a house, room, or vehicle; amply large.
- draughty — characterized by or admitting currents of air, usually uncomfortable.
- unconcerned — not involved or interested; disinterested.
Antonyms for airy
adj airy
- burdensome — If you describe something as burdensome, you mean it is worrying or hard to deal with.
- close — When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
- closed — A closed group of people does not welcome new people or ideas from outside.
- oppressive — burdensome, unjustly harsh, or tyrannical: an oppressive king; oppressive laws.
- stuffy — close; poorly ventilated: a stuffy room.
adjective airy
- serious — of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
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